The Tavern Cook

Eighteenth-Century Dining through the Recipes of Richard Briggs

by Marc Meltonville

Book cover: The Tavern Cook

Extent: 390 pages

Publisher: Prospect Books

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, Food & Drink, Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2023)

ISBN: 9781909248786

139 x 215 inches

Price: $30.00

In stock

Dining in an eighteenth century tavern is the subject of this copious work on the cookery of Richard Briggs. In 1788, Richard Briggs published the English Art of Cookery which is, he tells us, ‘A complete guide for all Householders, on a plan entirely new.’ Briggs was for many years the cook at the Globe Tavern, in Fleet Street, London. And, in the Eighteenth Century, taverns were not just public houses selling beer; one also went there to experience fine dining. The book provides a history of tavern dining in London, an introduction to Briggs and his book, and a guide to the recipes, instructions and measurements.

  • By (author) Marc Meltonville